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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚

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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School. A north London comprehensive school encouraging reading for pleasure. 📚

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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Great start to the new year with all our year 7 pupils taking part in the, Read Around The World challenge. They are expected to read at least one book to represent each continent. They can focus on fiction or nonfiction, authors or illustrators. @apschool.bsky.social #ReadingForPleasure
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Thanks @stanfordstravel.bsky.social for your help today. Come September our new year 7 pupils will be reading around the world, continent by continent. Here's a very small selection of books we will be sharing with them. @apschool.bsky.social #ReadingForPleasure
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
@apschool.bsky.social Friday lunchtime creatively busy in the Hudson Library! Reading fiction, Pokemon club, creating new D&D characters and indulging in a graphic novel. Always busy and always fun. #ReadingForPleasure #NationalYearOfReading
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Thanks @sue_klauber @troikabooks.bsky.social for giving @apschool.bsky.social pupils an amazing opportunity to read and contribute their thoughts and ideas to your third book. We look forward to reading the final version when published in the autumn. #ReadingForPleasure #NationalYearofReading
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Getting ready for our first #NationalYearOfReading event #GoAllIn @apschool.bsky.social with a 10p book sale! Build a home library #ReadingForPleasure
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
@redbreastedbird.bsky.social Naomi and Lucas are reading your books as part of our Reading Challenge. They'd like to know - Do you decide who the murderer is before or whilst you write a book? How do you come up with the clues and how daisy an hazel find them? @apschool.bsky.social #ReadForPleasure
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
@hapfairy.bsky.social Martha is loving The Dance in the Dark and would like to know, if you had any goals when writing the book? If so, what were they and did you achieve them? She is taking part in our Reading Olympics challenge #readingforpleasure @apschool.bsky.social
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
@amateuradam.bsky.social Ray, Erin & Maxwell are taking part in our Reading Olympics challenge and ask, what is your favourite fact about the body? Why did you decide to write such funny and informative books for children? @apschool.bsky.social #readingforpleasure
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
@rickriordan.bsky.social Gregory is taking part in our Reading Olympics challenge and asks, why and how you create Festus the dragon. Oliver & Dominic ask, of all the series you have written, do you have a favourite. Also why do you focus on Greek Myths? @apschool.bsky.social #readingforpleasure
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
@rickriordan.bsky.social Fabrizio is taking part in our Reading Olympics challenge and would like to know if you have considered writing a series based on Jason Grace before life at Camp Jupiter, possibly in the style of Percy Jackson? @apschool.bsky.social #readingforpleasure
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
We were thrilled to have author Ben Tomlinson join us for Year 9 creative writing workshops exploring themes of relationships and breakups. Ben brought energy and creativity to the sessions and worked brilliantly with our pupils. #readingforpleasure @apschool.bsky.social
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Time to freshen up our collections, thanks @HouseLaburnum for a great service and thanks also to @redbreastedbird.bsky.social Holly Jackson and @writerkmc.bsky.social for making #readingforpleasure so easy @apschool.bsky.social
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Celebrating #NationalPoetryDay with @RichLambert71 @apschool.bsky.social Such inspiring creativity in the Hudson Library today. Thank you Richard #readingforpleasure
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Thank you Tola Okogwu, RhodesAveSchool, Muswell Hill Children's Bookshop and Librarian Amanda for a great start to the new academic year. A fun and inspiring talk about reading and writing for our new year 7 book club group. @apschool.bsky.social #readingforpleasure
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
@apschool.bsky.social students were invited to meet author extraordinaire Kwame Alexander @cityoflondonschool.bsky.social They are all reading signed copies of The Door of No Return! His passion for poetry and enthusiasm for reading has rubbed off. Thank you for the invitation. #readingforpleasure
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Great fun this week working with @britishlibrary.bsky.social on their sustainability workshops for the future and coming up with ideas for the Kings Cross site! #readingforpleasure #sustainabilityforfuture @apschool.bsky.social Thanks Elsa & Emily
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
@apschool.bsky.social Great day @britishlibrary.bsky.social listening to @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social discuss his latest book, 24seconds from now. Being open and honest about the subject matter allowed for an open and honest discussion with the teenagers we took to the event.
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
So good to meet author and illustrator #LauraArnold today. Pupils listened to her latest story about Mr & Mrs Skips and the Picklesticks and created their own illustrations. So engaging, thank you. @apschool.bsky.social #illustrationforpleasure #readingforpleasure
Laura ArnoldSketches of the PicklesticksMore PicklesticksGroup focused on drawing
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Looks like a great #giveaway not to be missed. @gcalibrary.bsky.social @lauradlibrary.bsky.social
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Book signing session with @lewisdartnell.bsky.social @apschool.bsky.social and more questions from students. Always more to learn! #readingforpleasure
Lewis Dartnell book signingLewis Dartnell book signing
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/03/2025
Alex Wheatle, novelist and ‘Brixton Bard’, dies aged 62
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Alex Wheatle, novelist and ‘Brixton Bard’, dies aged 62
The writer, who found success with young adult novels, inspired one of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe films which was based on the author’s childhood British writer Alex Wheatle, the author of books including East of Acre Lane and the Crongton series, has…
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
@macmillankidsuk.bsky.social Thank you for a great evening, always good to hear from authors and can't wait for read Wish you were her @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social @apschool.bsky.social #readingforpleasure
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
@catherinewestmp.bsky.social joined us in the library, speaking to pupils about the work she does, how things have changed since Labour came to government and answering so many questions about AI, Education etc. Inspiring and informative, thank you. @apspolitics.bsky.social @apschool.bsky.social
Catherine West MP meets students in the library
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
A great day for our year 10 students with a presentation from @lewisdartnell.bsky.social followed by a workshop, book signing and an interview in the library. I'm putting my apocalypse survival kit together this weekend! @apschool.bsky.social #readingforpleasure #scienceforsurvival
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
It was a packed house at Alexandra Palace for #Bibliobuzz book award. Thank you to everyone who organised the event, fantastic shortlist, @apschool.bsky.social Book Club loved them all and congratulations to winner, Lucy Strange. #readingforpleasure
Lucy Strange signing books for us at ASPAPS at Alexandra PalaceA packed house at Alexandra Palace with children from across Haringey.
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Food for thought today in Balham from @rapcl.bsky.social at @ylglondon.bsky.social Unconference. Always good to review our library stock and think about what we purchase, promote and of course weed! @apschool.bsky.social
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
@goraina.bsky.social If you are ever looking for some help with illustration maybe Leyla could step in, here's her Claudia and mean Janine storyboard. Perfect use of colour. #readingforpleasure @apschool.bsky.social
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
@lindsaylittleson.bsky.social looking forward to meeting you at the BiblioBuzz awards. Sharing a storyboard created by Mimi. #readingforpleasure @apschool.bsky.social
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
@rickriordan.bsky.social Natalie has turned Magnus Chase and the sword of summer into a storyboard. Loving "Magnus sees Valhalla and is kinda grossed out" 😅 @apschool.bsky.social
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
@ukparliament.parliament.uk Thank you Emma and Scott (Education Centre) for an inspiring day. Hopefully some of our students will be seen on the green benches in years to come. @apspolitics.bsky.social @apschool.bsky.social
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Rounding off #worldbookday celebrating all things Jane Austen with a library session writing like #JaneAusten250 Quills and ink, very relaxing and therapeutic #readingforpleasure @apschool.bsky.social
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Happy #worldbookday It's all about #JaneAusten @apschool.bsky.social as Jane and Lydia Bennett pop by. #readingforpleasure
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All Good Bookshop @allgoodbookshop.co.uk · 03/03/2025
So I can reveal: On Saturday we will have a keg of locally produced craft beer available at a great price per pint. Fab Goodness Yes! beer. Other drinks are also available from our bar.
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
online.fliphtml5.com/nggmr/mhna/#... Check out our Creative Edition newsletter, outstanding work from pupils. @apschool.bsky.social
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
#readingforpleasure on our lovely new sofas. We are constantly improving our book collection and we have lots of super keen readers @apschool.bsky.social so it was time for a mini upgrade. #relaxandread
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
And here we go! Time to start reading and rating this years #excelsioraward shortlist. Outstanding illustrations! Let's see what the pupils think. #readingforpleasure #stanlee @apschool.bsky.social
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Matt @mattlibrarian.eurosky.social · 27/01/2025
If you know nothing, or very little about what happened, why not pick up one (or more) of these books and learn why the phrase "Never again!" is so necessary. #Auschwitz jocolibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
Book covers: 
Auschwitz a New History
Auschwitz Not Long Ago. Not Far Away
Auschwitz a Doctor's Eyewitness Account
Auschwitz Inside the Nazi State
Auschwitz
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz the True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive
The Sisters of Auschwitz
The Auschwitz Photographer
Last Stop Auschwitz
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
And here we go! Time for book club to get stuck into this years #Bibliobuzz #alexandrapalace @apschool.bsky.social @catherinebruton.bsky.social @strangerfiction.bsky.social @lindsaylittleson.bsky.social & Sam Sedgman, Guy Bass & Chibundu Onuzo. We'll be in touch with questions! #readingforpleasure
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Thank you @britishlibrary.bsky.social for hosting #HSLG Sharing good practice with fellow school librarians is the best #CPD around. We got the chance to have a look around the #medievalwomen exhibition, beautiful and informative. @apschool.bsky.social #readingforpleasure
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
We had the pleasure of hosting author David Fenne who ran incredibly creative D&D workshops. He talked about how he initially trained as an actor, being an author, where he gets ideas from and how hard it is to get published. The assembly was full of energy & enthusiasm @apschool.bsky.social
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Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚 @apslibrary1.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Our Year 8 pupils were given the opportunity to discuss #sustainability at @britishlibrary.bsky.social in October. We looked at changes the library could make in the future and how we can all move forward and tackle #climatechange An inspiring day. @apschool.bsky.social #readingforpleasure
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